The Fifth Column (private feed for bitterone31droid@googlemail.com)

Drugs You Should TryHeroine, A Black Drug?Black People Are All The SameVoter Fraud, by MailSelecting A VPCognitive Tests (Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV)Scare TacticsSuburban Lifestyle DreamsThe State of New YorkFBG DuckNew George Floyd VideoThe Trouble With ChinaFacebook vs TikTokBlazing SaddlesRecorded Aug 6, 2020Published Aug 9, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

A relaxed and boozy Monday night. No COVID, no Portland. Just three guys live at the stupid table talking about whatever amuses them. And lucky for you, Kmele occasionally looks up from his phone and makes some trenchant observations. Highlights:- The safetyism of Doghouse- Should Moynihan lead with his depression?- Cultural Appropriation. Ick. - Is Rick Rubin one of us?- The genius of Dapper Dan's "appropriation"- A mail from new patron (Dr.) John - Moynihan's roommate on 9/11 who "survived" 9/11- Are the Ugandan police better than the NYPD? Nope. - Brian, who got kicked out of West Point, reads Ibram X. Kendi- W.E.B. Dubois on  "great man" Joseph Stalin- A few clarifications on Heyward Shepard - A Masshole asks about mass delusions- Are we concerned about the election?- Robert Draper's new book is really good (so far) Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Guest: Nancy Rommelmann, journalist and author of To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and MurderNancy Rommelmann, friend of the Fifth and former resident of Portland, Amerikkka, returns from the ramparts of the revolution with news, anecdotes, and a glimpse at our glorious future. Alis volat propriis. So we asked our very own Lady John Reed just what the hell is happening in the insurrectionist precincts of the Pacific Northwest...Nancy doesn't recognize parts of PortlandWhat everyone is getting wrong about the protests/riots/federal interventionWait, where is the Portland PD?Shares in a homemade body armor business are trading higher today...Why you're not hearing that amazing, hilarious, enlightening conversation we had about the secret app(It's because the SD card ran out of space and no one noticed...)We return after our tech screw up--much, much drunker--to talk history vs. journalismNo one arguing about colonial history knows anything about colonial historyIt sort of falls apart around this point...And by the way: stop telling us what we should care about See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Glenn Greenwald,Co-Founder @ The InterceptAuthor, "No Place to Hide"Thomas Chatterton WilliamsContributing Writer @ New York Times MagAuthor, "Self Portrait in Black and White"After a little internet drama related to the Harper's Open Letter, Kmele got together w/ Thomas and Glenn to discuss.Why we needed "A Letter on Justice and Debate"Why Glenn isn't a SignatoryWhat is Cancel CultureDo we really need to talk about this RIGHT NOWEvangelism or ExcommunicationHypocrisy and Healthier ConversationsRecorded July 24, 2020Published July 27, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Oh, this is a good one. Kmele is driving from [redacted] to New York, so he's calling in from the car and his audio, as usual, is...not the best. And because the world is still falling apart, gleefully cheered on by the usual losers on Twitter, there's plenty for the lads to talk about. For instance:- Warren is leaving New York for Sweden- Jim should break up with his girlfriend- The CIA wasn't your local drug dealer- Oliver Stone is back - Matt almost died. Really. And Cornel West made him feel better- Moynihan blows Kmele's mind with a Harper's Ferry story- The Ballad of Heyward Shepherd- An enterprising listener starts a Fifth community- Best not email us when super stoned- Portland, Terrible Portland- BTW: Oregon is not Argentina- BTW: Everyone in Portland is awful (except Fifth Column listeners)- Oh dear. Moynihan is ranting again- Oh dear. Kmele is too. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

We haven't unlocked a Patreon episode since way back in February. But we (Moynihan) were feeling generous, so here's a paywalled bonus episode from July 13, liberated for all of you cheapskates. You're welcome.If you want a new subscriber-only episode every week (plus slurring live Zoom calls, lost episodes, mail bag episodes, a community of like-minded psychos, etc), subscribe here!--------------For only the second time since the Bat Flu, the lads are back in the same room...and back at the Stupid Table™ in Williamsburg. The energy! The booze! The crosstalk! Kmele singing! Yay! It's an hour and half bull session covering the most important debates in America. Zum beispiel: - Moynihan's new CNBC show "Stock Monstah Dood!"- Getting psyched about--and possibly auditioning for--a show Kmele loves but has never seen- Kmele is Mr. 2X. Moynihan is Mr. Angry Irishman Driver- Understanding the core of the anti-racist project- Matt's formative moment as an 18-year-old journalist- The privileged people who hate really privileged people- Yes, the lads talk about the endless LETTER WARS- Kmele rants about a Jo Jorgensen tweet- What does it mean to be anti-racist?- If they win, we will all will end up living in a joyless world- Back to Bay Ridge (and coming upon a pro-NYPD protest) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

w/ Josh Szeps (né Zepps), ABC Australia and host of the Uncomfortable Conversations podcast.Josh-o's back and the dingo has his baby! Australia's most listened-to radio host joins the Fifth from his COVID-free compound in Sydney to talk nonsense about:Paul Hogan (obviously)How the Aussies handled the COVIDThat story about our friend who resigned from the Times"Cancel culture," right and left"Good Morning ya' ****s!"Armageddon the shit out of that rockAre we becoming a totalitarian hell hole? (Probably not)Viacom race theorist Nick Cannon on masked singers, Mariah Carey, and the Rothschilds.Matt knew a NaziRecorded July 15, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

For only the second time since the Bat Flu, the lads are back in the same room...and back at the Stupid Table™  in Williamsburg. The energy! The booze! The crosstalk! Kmele singing! Yay! It's an hour and half bull session covering the most important debates in America. Zum beispiel: - Moynihan's new CNBC show "Stock Monstah Dood!"- Getting psyched about--and possibly auditioning for--a show Kmele loves but has never seen- Kmele is Mr. 2X. Moynihan is Mr. Angry Irishman Driver- Understanding the core of the anti-racist project- Matt's formative moment as an 18-year-old journalist- The privileged people who hate really privileged people- Yes, the lads talk about the endless LETTER WARS- Kmele rants about a Jo Jorgensen tweet- If they win, we will all will end up living in a joyless world- What does it mean to be anti-racist?- Back to Bay Ridge (and coming upon a pro-NYPD protest) Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Two-plus hours with our favorite German, Herr Yascha Mounk, contributing editor at The Atlantic and founder of Persuasion, a publication dedicated to promoting and defending the "values of a free society."The lads discuss that Harper's letter on cancel culture, signed by Kmele and Yasha (and Salman Rushdie, Martin Amis, JK Rowling, et al); the attempt to cancel people who signed a statement opposing canceling people; how everyone's still a fascist; the painful absurdity of Robin Diangelo; a Matt and Kmele fight about Trump's Mt. Rushmore speech; the dangers of the populist right; El Chino; and so very much more.Recorded July 8, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Ugh. What a nightmare. America. The world. This recording. After a series of false starts and one very bad Virginia internet connection, the Fifth Columnists--exhausted and grumpy--manage to get through some listener mail and complain about how everything is horrible. Some of this week's topics:- Kmele’s in the club(house) - A reader mail on Gore Vidal and WFB - Matt on media competition  - And Matt versus Dear Old Blighty - On "white fragility" and racecraft  - Don’t debate me, bro  - Please hire Diversity Partners International (DPI) for your company's next diversity initiative  - On the Wes Lowery episode  - An amazing note from a professional athlete - What nonsense message will you put on your NBA jersey? - The clear-eyed comments of...Shaquille O'Neal - The long-forgotten George Schulyer - The Substack model - David from England has some comments - And sorry David: no one in any industry is safe - "White flexibility" vs "White lechery"- And much, much more... Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.